Job Description
Title: Maintenance Manager
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Location: Akron, OH area
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We are partnering with a well-established F&B manufacturer to hire an experienced Maintenance Manager for a large, high-volume manufacturing facility. This is an opportunity for a strong maintenance leader to step into a highly visible role and make an immediate impact on preventive maintenance, team development, equipment reliability, and overall maintenance execution.
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Highlights & details:
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- Relocation assistance available
- 24/7 manufacturing operation | 3 shifts
- Significant recent capital and infrastructure investments
- Continued investment in equipment, automation, safety, and machine guarding
- Large-scale, high-volume production environment
- Highly automated processing, packaging, palletizing, and warehousing operations
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Equipment & Technical Environment:
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- Conveyors and automation
- Automated palletizing and warehouse equipment
- Allen-Bradley & Rockwell PLCs
- High-speed processing and production equipment
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Leadership Scope:
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- 5-6 Maintenance Supervisors
- 20+ Maintenance Technicians
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What We're Looking For:
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✅ Maintenance leadership experience within a large-scale F&B or high-speed consumer products manufacturing facility
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✅ Strong preventive and predictive maintenance background with the ability to build a more proactive maintenance culture
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✅ Proven ability to develop, train, and hold maintenance teams accountable
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✅ Experience improving equipment reliability, uptime, PM compliance, and maintenance execution
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✅ Strong troubleshooting knowledge involving PLCs, automation, conveyors, packaging, processing, and material handling equipment
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✅ Experience leading maintenance teams in a 24/7, multi-shift operation
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✅ A strong sense of urgency and experience supporting a high-volume, customer-facing manufacturing environment
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This role is ideal for a hands-on maintenance leader who can strengthen the team, improve preventive maintenance practices, and build a culture of reliability, accountability, and urgency.